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A seasonal entry of 600 sheep on Saturday 19th April at Swatragh

Sheep on the Mourne Mountains

NSA Sheep worrying by dogs awareness week continues to Sunday 20th April

Robbie Butler

"We need to future-proof our hill farming sector, not leave it behind”

Sheep on the Mourne Mountains

NSA Sheep worrying by dogs awareness week continues to Sunday 20th April

New sponsors have been announced for the 156th Balmoral Show

New sponsors - including Farming Life - unveiled for Balmoral Show

Farming Life livestock markets

Fat lambs selling to £174 at Gortin Mart, lighter lambs to £137.50

Ross Murray and Carla Lockhart MP with NSA representatives Edward Adamson MBE and Ellen Moorehead.

MP calls for bespoke funding support package for Northern Ireland sheep farmers

UFU deputy president Glen Cuddy

Sheep must not be treated as a second class livestock sector

Apply now for a Farm Innovation Visit to Scotland to review carbon efficient sheep systems. (Pic: DAERA)

Apply now for Farm Innovation Visit on carbon efficient sheep systems

Farming Life livestock markets

Steady trade for sheep at Gortin Mart, fat ewes selling to £240

Lisahally mart

Sharp trade for cattle at Lisahally Mart, stores selling to £1800/640kg

Farming Life livestock markets

Large entry of sheep at Gortin Mart, fat ewes selling to £240

Head of Sustainability, Frances Titterington

New appointment at the LMC

Farming Life livestock markets

Marts: Sheep trade remains strong at Gortin Mart, fat ewes to £262

Farming Life livestock markets

Marts: Record prices for sheep at Gortin, fat ewes selling to £308

Farming Life livestock markets

Marts: Hot trade in all sheep sections at Gortin Mart, fat ewes selling to £160
Sheep: A hot trade in all sections on Monday at Gortin Mart.
Darryl Armitage

Lisahally mart

Marts: Firm trade for cattle at Lisahally Mart, bullocks selling to £2180/890kg

Lisahally mart

Marts: Bullocks selling to £2000 for 680kg at Lisahally Mart

Genna and Alistair Bird. (Pic: Freelance)

'You’ve got to try and remain optimistic'

Lisahally mart

Marts: Great show of cattle at Lisahally Mart, stores making 308ppk

Ram MOT passed with flying colours.

Effective decisions now can ensure target lamb numbers are achieved

Lisahally mart

Marts: Stores selling to £1990 and fat cows to £1830 at Lisahally Mart

Lisahally mart

Marts: Great show of cattle at Lisahally Mart, store cattle selling to £2000

ProVitaMin drench buy 2.5 L get 1L FREE

Ewe and lamb health

Farming Life news

Teagasc reports mixed fortunes for Irish farmers in 2024

Commodity watch - What is the future of sheep and suckler.

UFU commodity watch: Sheep and suckler cows/beef farmers incomes

Clever sheepdog springs into action when herd of sheep loses its way

Clever collie leaps to the rescue when a herd of sheep gets lost
Heartwarming video shows the moment when a clever sheepdog sprang into action to help a herd of sheep that got lost.
Lucinda Herbert

Lisahally mart

Marts: Sharp trade for cattle at Lisahally Mart, with heifers selling to 352ppk

Bill Harpur with CAFRE Beef and Sheep Advisers Rachel Megarrell and Faith Stewart discussing the use of red clover swards in reducing fertiliser use throughout the grazing season in preparation for the technical farm walk to be held on Bills farm.

CAFRE to hold series of beef and sheep farm walks

Bill Harpur with CAFRE Beef and Sheep Advisers Rachel Megarrell and Faith Stewart discussing the use of red clover swards in reducing fertiliser use throughout the grazing season in preparation for the technical farm walk to be held on Bills farm.

CAFRE to hold series of beef and sheep farm walks

Lisahally mart

Marts: Steady trade for cattle at Lisahally Mart, store bullocks to 312ppk

Carla Lockhart at Saturday's Lurgan Show

Consumers urged to support wool industry

Investing in youngstock is the key to a productive and healthy future herd

AFBI Open Day to focus on rearing replacement heifers

Investing in youngstock is the key to a productive and healthy future herd

AFBI Open Day to focus on rearing replacement heifers

Lisahally mart

Outstanding sale of cattle at Lisahally Mart, weanlings selling to 338ppk

Junior Champion from the Charolais section with handler, Jessica Hornall

Entries open at noon for Highland Show

Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University are to delve into the innovative treatment of wool waste

Wool waste: From burden to bounty

Lisahally mart

Great sale of cattle at Lisahally Mart, stores selling to £2250

The Texel Sheep Society moves in to its 50th year in 2024.

Texel Society set to celebrate big anniversary

Daisy the sheepdog made her own headlines.

Watch: Border collie tries to herd 25ft sheep at light festival

Christine Robinson. Picture: UFU

Women in Agriculture profile featuring Christine Robinson

The Macfin Show Team (photo courtesy of Claire Andrew)

Macfin Delta Dawn Dazzles at Royal Highland

Attending the launch of Sheep NI 2023, l to r: Alastair Armstrong, National Sheep Association; Karla Hedley, Provita; Edward Adamson, National Sheep Association and Owen Kelly, Provita. Picture: Richard Halleron

Sheep will always be a good news’ story for agriculture in Northern Ireland

Cattle grazing a multi-species sward on the farm of EIP group member Paul Turley

AgriSearch Conference and farm walk planned

The activists, named as Rosa, Sarah and Rose and all in their 20s and 30s, then travelled to Berkshire and posed for photographs in front of Windsor Castle.

Activists who stole lambs from Sandringham estate hand themselves in

Finding a sheep on it’s back can have deadlier consequences than you might think

What to do if you a see a sheep on its back

Residents claim the sheep are invading their properties

Gang of ‘free-roaming hooligan sheep’ causing chaos on estate

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is reminding all dogs owners who are visiting the countryside this Easter, to ensure they have their pet under control at all times.

UFU issues warning to dog owners

The National Sheep Association is "exasperated" by comments made by former Defra board member, Ben Goldsmith, "attacking UK sheep farming".

NSA calls out former Defra representative for 'damaging' statement

Armoy Mart

Improved prices for sheep at Armoy, fat ewes selling to £234

This sheep was injured in a livestock worrying incident.

UFU says dogs must be kept under control

United Feeds' Chloe Kyle and Isaac Ward

United Feeds add to their commercial team

Oldest dog ever: Bobi the Rafeiro do Alentejo farm dog from Portugal breaks Guinness World Record

Bobi the farm dog breaks record as oldest in recorded history

Sheep selling to a top price of £238 at Markethill

Dr Francis Lively (AFBI), Frank Turley (host farmer), Dr David Patterson (AFBI) and Paul Turley (host farmer) discussing the forthcoming EIP farm walk on the use of multi-species swards

Farming without fertiliser - can it be done?